Epidemiological aspects of retrovirus (HTLV) infection among Indian populations in the Amazon Region of Brazil Aspectos epidemiológicos da infecção pelo retrovírus HTLV entre populações indígenas da Amazônia brasileira

HTLV was initially described in association with a form of leukemia in Japan and a neurological disease in the Caribbean. It was soon shown that HTLV-II was endemic among Amerindians and particularly among Brazilian Indians. The Amazon Region of Brazil is presently the largest endemic area for this...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Ishak, Antonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto, Vânia Nakauth Azevedo, Marluísa de Oliveira Guimarães Ishak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2003-08-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2003000400013